(3) What's the name of the programme? a. The World of Investigations. b. The World of Investigation. c. The Word of Investigation.
(4) What's the relationship between Laura and Sarah? a. They are sisters. b. They are twins. c. They are identical twins.
(5) In what ways are Laura and Sarah identical? a. In appearance. b. In personality. c. In life style. (6) Which of the following statements is correct? a. The twin's mother often mixes them up. b. The twin's boyfriends often mixes them up.
c. The twin used to have problems in finding boyfriends. 2. Fill in the blanks with information about the twins. Name: Laura and Sarah Sex: _________ Similarities: a. _________ b. _________ c. same_________ d. same _________ e. same _________ f. same _________ Differences:
a. Laura is single, but Sarah has a _________________husband and _______________ children. b. When Laura was learning to type, Sarah was _________.
c. When Laura was writing articles for the __________________, Sarah was _________.
d. When Laura was in Panama, doing her first job for ____________________ , Sarah was __________________.
3. True or False Questions.
(1) Laura is still single not only because she is busy, but also because she does not want to get married. (2) Laura and Sarah have different life styles because of the genes. Task 3: Genetic Make-up
New words: coincidence巧合 be bound to必定... potential潜力 gallantry勇敢 a set of一组 be brought up 被抚养
Fill in the blanks.
The conversation takes place at ________time. Alan and Barbara are discussing an article about __________________. Alan thinks that idea of genetic make-up is frightening because it suggests that ________________ ___________. Barbara doesn't completely agree with Alan; she thinks the idea of genetic make-up would only mean that ____________________________ ________________. Furthermore, if somebody was born with __________ _______that made him a __________________, it would be necessary for him to be ___________________________if he was actually going to become a criminal. That is to say, he would have to grow up in __________________, which regarded crime as ________________and saw the police as _________.
Alan refers to a saying \become ___________ or _____________. So in time of ________men who might ________________ win medals for gallantry. They're men who get bored with __________________ and __________________, but they're usually pretty __________________, too.
Task 4: Can I Take a Message? 1. Choose the best answer (1) The conversations take place ___________. a. on the phone b. at Mr. Turner's office c. at Mr. Turner's home
(2) The first speaker is ____________.
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a. Mrs. Turner b. Mary, the secretary c. Jane, the secretary 2. Fill in the following blanks. (1) Message 1:
Caller's name: __________________ Caller's number: _________ Message: ____________________________________ (2) Message 2:
Caller's name: __________________ Caller's number: _________ Message: _____________________________________ (3) Message 3:
Caller's name: _________
Message: _____________________________________________ (4) Message 4:
Caller's name: _________
Message: ____________________________________ (5) Message 5:
Caller's name: __________________
Message: _____________________________________________ 3. Fill in the following blanks.
(1) I'm sorry, he's in a meeting right now. __________________?
(2) I'm going to be _______________for a while. Would you _______________ to Mr. Turner and _________________, please?
(3) Oh, excuse me _______________. I have another call. ________________? (4) Thank you for _________. Can I help you? Task 5: Night Flight
New words: tray盘子 galley飞机的厨房 buzzer 蜂鸣器 aisle 走廊 dramatically显著地moan 呻吟 groan 叹息 double up与别人挤在一起 unconscious 无意识 deck驾驶舱 co-pilot副飞行员 slump 弯腰驼背的不振姿态 revive (使)苏醒 collapse 病倒 descent降落 bump颠簸 thump重击声 tarmac停机坪 bounce弹跳 screech 发出尖锐的声音 halt停止 1. True or False Questions.
(1) The flight was conducted on Christmas Eve, 1969.
(2) The plane would reach its destination Brisbane at one Christmas morning.
(3) During the flight nearly half of the passengers got ill because of the fish they had eaten.
(4) The two pilots and the radio operator also got poisoned and fainted. That made the case extremely dangerous.
(5) Though the hostess did not announce the danger to the passengers, they still came to realize that something was wrong.
(6) The plane finally landed in Brisbane with the help of a passenger who was a pilot himself. 2. Choose the best answer
(1) While the hostesses started preparing the food trays, most of the passengers were __________. a. sleeping b. reading c. talking (2) The plane was usually ___________. a. not full b. nearly full c. full (3) Two passengers got sick when __________.
a. the hostesses were collecting the trays b. the hostesses were having dinner c. the hostesses were in the galley putting things away
(4) According to the radio operator, the only way out was _________. a. for him to land the plane
b. to revive the two pilots c. to wait for help
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(5) Though the two pilots collapsed, the plane was still flying because _______. a. it was on automatic pilot
b. the radio operator could fly the plane c. a passenger knew how to fly a plane
(6) The passenger at first refused to fly the plane because ________. a. he was boasting when he said he had been a pilot
b. he was too old to fly a plane c. he had never flown four-engined planes
(7) The Air Traffic Control told the performing pilot to circle above Brisbane because __________. a. they hadn't prepared well
b. they wanted him to use up most of the fuel c. there was no empty runway (8) As the plane approached the runway, ____________. a. the airport was on fire
b. ambulances were ready for rescue
c. fire trucks and ambulances were ready for rescue 3. Fill in the blanks.
(1) Nearly half of the passengers were ill —______________ ill. Several were __________________, some were ________________in pain, and two were __________________.
(2) The man sat down ________________. His hands were ________________.
(3) An hour later the lights of Brisbane appeared _________________. He could see __________________shining brightly ______________.
(4) In the cabin the hostess and the doctor were busy _________ _________. Several people were _________. The plane circled for _________. The passengers had begun to realize that ____________.
(5) There was a tremendous _________as the wheels ____________, bounced twice, _________the runway and screeched _________
Unit 9
Task 1 Willing to Train
New words: take a seat 坐下 qualification资格证明 certificate证书 ballet芭蕾舞 vet 兽医 brilliant有才气的 over-optimistic过于乐观 overpowering不可抗拒的 choir合唱团 hairdresser（为女子做发的）理发师 nursing护理专业
1. True or False Questions.
(1) Catherine comes to the Careers Advisory Officer to see what job suits her most. (2) Catherine's mother is overpowering.
(3) Catherine's mother knows her daughter well.
(4) The job that Catherine will probably choose is nursing.
2. Fill in the blanks with information about Catherine based on her own statement. Name: Catherine Hunt Age: almost ————————
Qualifications: a. qualifications from ————, very ———————— b. certificates for ———— and for ———————— Interests: a. ———— b. ———— c. ———— to people Intelligence: reasonably ——————, but not ——————
3. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements. (1) Catherine's mother believe that Cathy is interested in __________. a. traveling b. dancing and music c. tennis and swimming (2) In her mother's eyes, Cathy is _____________. a. a biddable girl, intelligent and diligent b. a lovely girl, active but a bit naughty
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c. a good girl, a bit lazy and disorganized sometimes, but very bright (3) Cathy's mother thinks that Cathey should be ___________, later. a. a teacher or a vet b. a hairdresser c. a nurse (4) The officer really wants to speak to ____________. a. Cathy b. Cathy's mother c. both of them (5) The officer suggests that Cathy should have a position as ________. a. a vet because she is good at looking after animals.
b. a nurse because she has good qualifications in English and Maths. c. a teacher because she likes to look after young children. 4. Complete the following sentences.
(1) Ever since she was _________________ she's been ___________ her music and dancing. She ought to be_______________ or something. She's quite willing to __________ a few more years to get _______________.
(2) My mother sent me __________ when I was__________, so I'm quite good, __________. But I don't want to do that __________ my life, especially __________. It's so__________.
(3) I went to __________ with _______________ last year. I really enjoyed that. And I like _________________. But I suppose you mean__________ — things that would help me to get a job.
(4) I wondered about being __________— you meet lots of __________, and you learn to________________— but I don't know. It doesn't seem ______________.
(5) I do__________ sick animals. I __________ our dog when it was ________ by a _______. My mother was sick, but I didn't________. I was __________ about the dog. Task 2: How Do Others Think of My Job?
New words:1) artistic风雅的 entry进入 Civil Service 家政服务 grey沮丧的2) circular letter通知 express快递 assume 认为 departmental list 部门名单 be blind to对...视而不见 3)ridiculous 荒唐可笑的 come across 遇到 carry on 继续 welfare 健康 4) stuffy古板的 bourgeois中产阶级 port港口 6) apprentice学徒 get along with sb与某人相处 look down on sth 看不起 be stuck up自高自大 dim迟钝的 go in for从事 salon沙龙 bag邋遢丑陋的女人 1 True or False Questions.
(1) Speaker 1 doesn't like his job—working in the Civil Service or the Tax Office.
(2) Speaker 2 is complaining that she is too busy as a manager of a department; it's a man's job. (3) Speaker 3 is not satisfied with his current job—nursing officer in a hospital; he should be a doctor. (4) Speaker 4 doesn't think his job as a bank manager is funny; maybe it's a little stuffy.
(5) Speaker 5 enjoys his job as a sales representative because he can travel a lot, and most important, he can have a lot of women.
(6) Speaker 6 likes her job very much though it is supposed for dim girls. 2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) Speaker 1 thinks the university students are _______,_______ and very _______.
(2) The letters to speaker 2 are addressed to ___________, though the Company does put _______ in front of _______ on its departmental lists.
(3) Speaker 3 wants to be a ___________, because he has more _______ with the patients and a long term responsibility for their _______ .
(4) There are lots of dirty jokes about traveling salesmen because they tend to ______________ and have _____________________.
(5) As an ______________, Speaker 6 is learning a lot, not just about _______, but _____________________ and is gaining ___________. If she works hard and saves hard, she will be able to start ______________and earn _______ as much as the teachers. Task 3: Job Stereotypes
New words: stereotype典型 irritation恼怒 on a large scale大规模地 survey 调查 prejudice 偏见
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technique 方法 accountant会计师 estate agent房地产经纪人 civil 土木 striking 显著的 come out真相大白 status 地位 subordinate级别低的 insecure 不安全 rosy乐观的 rating(受欢迎程度)等级 1. True or False Questions. gj901532 (1) One of the speakers is a sociologist.
(2) People have wrong images or stereotypes about all professions or jobs.
(3) Job stereotypes may produce a serious problem. People can be doing a job that has a positive image but does not suit them at all.
(4) The survey was about what kind of jobs children want to do.
(5) The children were given twelve pairs of statements, one is positive, the other is its opposite.
(6) The professions they looked at were physicists, lawyers, accountants, sales representatives, travel agents and three types of engineer. 2. Choose the best answer.
(1) The result of the survey is most striking concerning one profession, ______. a. the engineer b. the civil engineer c. the estate agent (2) According to the result, the person most likely to lose his job was the ______. a. estate agent b. sales representative c. engineer (3) The children thought the engineer was likely to be __________. a. badly dressed b. well dressed c. a bad person
(4) The profession that had the greatest number of positive opinions was the __. a. lawyer b. physicist c. economist
(5) About _______ of the children associated electrical engineer with dirty work. a. 90% b. 76% c. 68%
(6) The majority of the children thought the economist was ________. a. funny b. cheerful c. Gloomy
(7) The most serious implication of the results of the survey was that ________. a. children often have prejudices against certain professions
b. children are ignorant of the importance of the engineer's role in society c. children may never consider certain professions that they can do well in (8) In ___________ to be an engineer is to be somebody. a. all European countries b. most European countries c. some European countries
unit 10
Task 1: News Summary 1
New words: march示威游行 steel works(铸)钢厂 headquarter总部 management资方// rabies狂犬病 hamster 仓鼠 derail脱轨disrupt使中断 1. True or False Questions.
(1) The purpose of demonstration was to protest against the town's major employer.
(2) The demand on hospital service has increased by a quarter in the last year in the south of England. (4) Kent County Council has been doing very well in rabies controls.
(5) The last news item is about the damage a derailed coal train has done. 2. Fill in the blanks.
(1) The marchers demonstrated outside ____________________ where union leaders are talking about ________________ with the management.
(2) While the number of________, ________and other________ have increased, the demand on the service has____________________.
(3) The EEC is to give another __________ pounds to Britain's _____________. The aid from
the__________________ includes __________ pounds for Northern Ireland and __________ pounds for
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